diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_rw.c b/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
index bb7a2b7..485b39d 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	int namestroff;
 	int err;
 
-	tag = _fdt_next_tag(fdt, nodeoffset, &nextoffset);
+	tag = fdt_next_tag(fdt, nodeoffset, &nextoffset);
 	if (tag != FDT_BEGIN_NODE)
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
 
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@
 		return offset;
 
 	/* Try to place the new node after the parent's properties */
-	_fdt_next_tag(fdt, parentoffset, &nextoffset); /* skip the BEGIN_NODE */
+	fdt_next_tag(fdt, parentoffset, &nextoffset); /* skip the BEGIN_NODE */
 	do {
 		offset = nextoffset;
-		tag = _fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &nextoffset);
+		tag = fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &nextoffset);
 	} while (tag == FDT_PROP);
 
 	nh = _fdt_offset_ptr_w(fdt, offset);